The 24-year-old’s future is uncertain as he enters the final 18 months of his present deal on a season-long loan at Bournemouth.

Wilshere will miss Sunday’s meeting between the two sides at Emirates Stadium as Premier League rules dictate loanees cannot play against their parent club but he has impressed in nine appearances to date on the south coast.

Gareth Southgate recalled the midfielder into his latest England squad and Wilshere appears to be relishing regular first-team football, something Wenger admitted he could not offer in north London this season, triggering his temporary move away from the club.

It remains to be seen whether the situation changes next summer but Wenger revealed he will sit down with Wilshere and his representatives before then in a bid to convince him to extend his stay at the club he joined as a nine-year-old.

“Yes of course [we will offer him a new deal],” Wenger told Standard Sport. “At the moment, I leave him to deal with his manager. Every week I ask, ‘How did he play?’, I read the reports and when I can see highlights or watch him on television, I will watch him. I’m happy that he hasn’t had any injuries since he left us.”

Asked whether a meeting is required soon to address the issue, Wenger said: “Not before the Bournemouth game, no! We have to plan that around the New Year.

“I am happy that he develops well, I think it was basically in the end a big decision for him to go. He gets regular football and now on the observations I get from our people who watch him, he’s getting stronger every week.

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“That’s exactly what he needed - to have regular football, maybe not every three days but every week at the start. That’s helped him a lot to develop and come back to the level he deserves to be at.

“I don’t know [whether Bournemouth will miss him]. When a player like Jack is in top form, you miss him always. But I feel I just told you that we want to win games again and the solution is definitely more on our side to focus on our offensive performance and be tight at the back, rather than expecting any weakness from Bournemouth.”